Viral Hepatitis Journal is an open-access journal published 3 times per year (April, August and December). In addition, the special issues are published in some periods. It is a periodic national/international journal, published in English language with abstract and title published also in Turkish language and its editorial policies are based on independent peer-review principles.

The aim of Viral Hepatitis Journal is to continuously publish original research papers of the highest scientific and clinical values specifically on hepatitis, on an international level. Additionally, reviews on basic developments in education, editorial short notes, case reports, original views, letters from a wide range of medical personal containing experiences and comments as well as social subjects are published.

For general practitioners giving first line medical service who are interested in hepatitis, specialists in internal medicine, gastroenterology, microbiology, family physician, public health and hepatology, ‘things that must be known’ subjects will ensure to involve in Viral Hepatitis Journal.

The journal’s editorial policies are based on "ICMJE Recommendations” (2013, http://www.icmje.org/) rules.

Efforts are being made to be recognized of Viral Hepatitis Journal by indexes,. Online article acceptance through website of the journal and.all published volumes can be reached as full text without fee through the web site www.viralhepatitdergisi.com.

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

Open Access Policy is based on rules of Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI) http://www.budapestopenaccessinitiative.org/. By “open access” to [peer-reviewed research literature], we mean its free availability on the public internet, permitting any users to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of these articles, crawl them for indexing, pass them as data to software, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without financial, legal, or technical barriers other than those inseparable from gaining access to the internet itself. The only constraint on reproduction and distribution, and the only role for copyright in this domain, should be to give authors control over the integrity of their work and the right to be properly acknowledged and cited.

Instructions for authors are published in the journal and on the web pages www.viralhepatitdergisi.com

Denial of Responsibility

The author/s is responsible for all opinions in all articles published in Viral Hepatitis Journal. They are not the opinions of the editor, editorial board or the publisher. The editor, editorial board and publisher do not accept any responsibility for the articles.